Posted 3 months ago
School Perseverance Officer - Esuma
@ Kativik Regional Government
Kuujjuaq, Quebec
Overview
Kativik Regional Government is hiring a permanent, full-time School Perseverance Officer for its ESUMA program in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik. The role builds community partnerships and projects that support student retention and educational success, reporting to the ESUMA Coordinator. The posting states salary of $52,481.52 to $89,256.44 per year (Class 8) and travel within Nunavik.
Pay:
$52,482–$89,256 a year
Responsibilities:
- Raise awareness and work with actors influencing school perseverance
- Organize and promote local meetings and action plans
- Support schools and communities in developing projects
- Make recommendations and handle project administrative follow-up
- Build educational partnerships with communities
Requirements summary:
- Post-secondary diploma in communication, education or related field
- 2 years relevant experience
- Working knowledge of two of Inuktitut, English and French
- Professional autonomy in a remote region
- Strong interpersonal, organizational and file management skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | Inuktitut, English, French |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Communication, Education |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Free or discounted meals, Home office allowance |
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Kativik Regional Government
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The Kativik Regional Government is a non-ethnic public organization created in 1978, under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement. The organization has jurisdiction over nearly the entire territory of Québec north of the 55th parallel in areas such as municipal matters, transportation, the environment, policing, employment, labour training, income security, childcare services, renewable resources, land-use planning, civil security and economic development.
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The Kativik Regional Government is a non-ethnic public organization created in 1978, under the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement. The organization has jurisdiction over nearly the entire territory of Québec north of the 55th parallel in areas such as municipal matters, transportation, the environment, policing, employment, labour training, income security, childcare services, renewable resources, land-use…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government Administration |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Kuujjuaq, Quebec |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 51 |
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The Kativik Regional Government (KRG), a supra municipal body with jurisdiction over the territory located north of the 55th parallel, is now looking for a self-motivated and dynamic individual interested in joining the KRG to work in the capacity of:
SCHOOL PERSEVERANCE OFFICER – ESUMA
(PERMANENT, FULL-TIME)
Under the supervision of the ESUMA Coordinator of the Sustainable Employment Department, the School Perseverance Officer is responsible to initiate and follow-up actions in order to develop, in close collaboration with the communities, concerted actions promoting school perseverance and educational success. The School Perseverance Officer has responsibility for, without being limited to, the following duties:
- Raise awareness and work in concert with the various actors who influence school perseverance and educational success;
- Organize and promote local meetings to implement the actions provided for in the plan;
- Support local stakeholders in the development of projects;
- Make recommendations and ensure the administrative follow-ups of projects;
- Create links with the communities to promote the development of educational partnerships in order to have a positive impact on the success and academic perseverance of students;
- Support schools in the planning, development and evaluation of projects involving the school, families and/or the communities;
- Participate in the organization of certain activities of the school network involving partners;
- Offer support to local communities in the implementation of each of the mobilization stages leading to the development, implementation, and monitoring of action plans.
- Carry out any related tasks as requested.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Hold a post-secondary diploma in communication, education, or any other appropriate field of specialization;
- 2 years relevant experience;
- Demonstrate excellent professional autonomy in order to work with ease within an organization that serves a remote region;
- Knowledge of the issues of school perseverance and educational success priorities;
- Strong interpersonal communication, organizational, file management and adaptation skills;
- Initiative, leadership, teamwork, and partnership skills;
- Skilled in developing orientations likely to mobilize community partners;
- Written and oral working knowledge of at least two (2) of the following languages; Inuktitut, English and French;
- Able to travel within Nunavik.
Place of work: Kuujjuaq
Salary: Min: $ 52,481.52/year, max: $ 89,256.44year (Class 8)
Benefits: Cost of living differential: Min $8 500/year;
Food allowance: Min $4,399/year;
Annual leave trips: Maximum of 3 per person/year;
Simplified pension plan: 6,25% employer; 4% employee;
Group Insurance;
Vacation: 20 Days;
Statutory Holidays: 20 days, including 10 during Christmas holidays.
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